Harry Edward Sauthoff | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromWisconsin's2nd district | |
| In office January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1945 | |
| Preceded by | Charles Hawks, Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Robert Kirkland Henry |
| In office January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1939 | |
| Preceded by | Charles W. Henney |
| Succeeded by | Charles Hawks Jr. |
| Member of theWisconsin Senate from the26th district | |
| In office January 5, 1925 – January 7, 1929 | |
| Preceded by | Henry Huber |
| Succeeded by | Glenn D. Roberts |
| District Attorney ofDane County | |
| In office January 1, 1915 – January 1, 1919 | |
| Preceded by | William Ryan |
| Succeeded by | Roman Heilman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1879-06-03)June 3, 1879 Madison, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Died | June 16, 1966(1966-06-16) (aged 87) Madison, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Resting place | Forest Hill Cemetery Madison, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican(before 1934) Progressive(after 1934) |
| Alma mater | University of Wisconsin–Madison |
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| Football | |
| 1905 | Northern Illinois State Normal |
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| 1905–1906 | Northern Illinois State Normal |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 3–1–1 (football) 7–2 (basketball) |
Harry Edward Sauthoff (June 3, 1879 – June 16, 1966) was an American teacher, coach, lawyer, and politician fromMadison, Wisconsin. He served four terms in theU.S. House of Representatives, representingWisconsin's 2nd congressional district from 1935 to 1939, and again from 1941 to 1945. During his years in Congress, Sauthoff was a member of the short-livedWisconsin Progressive Party, but prior to his Congressional service, he was a member of the progressive faction of theRepublican Party and served four years in theWisconsin Senate and two years asdistrict attorney ofDane County, Wisconsin. He was the Progressive Party's last nominee forU.S. Senate in Wisconsin, coming in a distant 3rd place in the1944 election.
Harry Sauthoff was born on June 3, 1879, inMadison, Wisconsin.[1] Sauthoff was the son of August and Hermine Sauthoff. Both his parents were German immigrants from the province of Hanover.[2] He graduated from theUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison in 1902.[1][2] After his undergraduate education he taught and coached for Lake Geneva High School from 1902 to 1905 andNorthern Illinois University from 1905 to 1906.[1][2] He served as the head football coach at Northern Illinois University in 1905, compiling a record of 3–1–1.[1][3] Sauthoff was also the head basketball coach at Northern Illinois for one season in 1905–06.[4] Sauthoff was a 1909 graduate of theUniversity of Wisconsin Law School.[1][2]
Sauthoff served as district attorney ofDane County, Wisconsin from 1915 to 1919. In 1921 Sauthoff served as Secretary to GovernorJohn J. Blaine. He served as a delegate to the International Conference on the St. Lawrence Deep Waterway and the Mississippi Valley Conference on Mississippi River Improvement in 1921.[1]
Sauthoff served in theWisconsin State Senate from 1925 to 1929. In1934 he was elected as aProgressive to theUnited States House of Representatives, representingWisconsin's 2nd congressional district. He served from January 3, 1935 to January 3, 1939 as part of the74th and75th United States Congresses. He lost his reelection bid in the1938 election. He ran again in 1940 and won, serving from January 3, 1941 to January 3, 1945 as part of the77th and78th Congresses.[1] He was defeated in the 1944 election for theUnited States Senate,[1] receiving 5.8 percent of the vote as a third-party candidate.[5]
Sauthoff resumed practicing law until his retirement in 1955.[1]
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Sauthoff died on June 16, 1966, in Madison. He was buried atForest Hill Cemetery in Madison.[1]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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| 1905 | Northern Illinois State Normal | 3–1–1 | |||||||
| Northern Illinois State Normal: | 3–1–1 | ||||||||
| Total: | 3–1–1 | ||||||||
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| Preceded by | Progressive nominee forU.S. Senator fromWisconsin (Class 3) 1944 | Party dissolved |
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromWisconsin's 2nd congressional district January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1939 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromWisconsin's 2nd congressional district January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1945 | Succeeded by |
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